Wearable computing device mounted on superior dorsal aspect of a hand

• US 6,151,208 A
• Filed: 06/24/1998
• Issued: 11/21/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Digital Equipment Corporation (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Bartlett, Joel F.
• Primary Examiner(s): FEILD, LYNN DIANA
• Application Number:
  US09/103,902
• Time in Patent Office: 881 Days
• Field of Search: 361/681, 361/683, 364/708.1, 235/472, 235/462
• US Class Current: 361/679.03
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer

Abstract

A handheld computing device is provided, which includes: a motion sensor fixed to the device sensing an orientation of the device and a mounting structure for mounting the device on a superior dorsal aspect of the hand. The device can include an enclosure shaped to conform to the superior dorsal aspect of the hand. The enclosure can be triangular-shaped with rounded vertices. The device can include a display screen for display of data. The mounting structure can include a glove.

Claims

1. A handheld computing device, comprising:

at least one motion sensor fixed to the device sensing an orientation of the device; and

means for mounting the device on a superior dorsal aspect of a hand, so as to mount the device entirely within a triangular region between a thumb and second finger of the hand;

the at least one motion sensor for generating signals associated with movement of the hand representing gesture commands.

2. The device of claim 1 including an enclosure shaped to conform to the superior dorsal aspect of the hand.

3. The device of claim 1 including a triangular-shaped enclosure with rounded vertices.

4. The device of claim 3 including a display screen for display of data.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein the means for mounting includes a glove.